Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)
Wasserstein Hall, Suite 3085
6 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Clinics give students hands-on legal experience under the supervision of attorneys. With clinical placements in-house and at organizations across the country, and the opportunity for students to create their own independent placements, HLS students participate in more clinical placements than any law school in the world.
Clinics are open to 2L, 3L, and LL.M. students. Each clinic is tied to a classroom component: students receive clinical credit for their legal practice in clinics and academic credit for the course component. In addition, most clinics allow students to fulfill HLS’s 50 hours pro bono graduation requirement.
“Preventative care isn’t just a health policy issue, it’s a business issue,” says Elizabeth Kaplan, director of health care access at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School.
March 14, 2025
Local student advocates in the Bluegrass state file education rights lawsuit with legal representation from Harvard’s Education Law Clinic.
March 13, 2025
In the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Kayla Hollingsworth'25 brought her passion for the outdoors to her legal work.
March 11, 2025
LSC alumna Michelle Lerner ’98 has published a novel, Ring, to excellent reviews. Described as “touching and thought-provoking” by Kirkus Reviews, Ring received a rare starred review from Booklist.
March 7, 2025
The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) continues to obtain critical victories in “fair hearing” cases, which involve the government’s efforts to split up children from their caregivers.
March 7, 2025
The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, in collaboration with The Bronx Defenders and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, has created a toolkit, Room to Be Me!, on the rights of transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex (TGNCNBI) people in the New York City shelter system.
March 7, 2025
Danielle Mikaelian ’25 reflects on her experience at the Federal Reserve of Boston in its Office of Community Development for the J.D. Admissions Blog.
March 7, 2025
